ADAM'S IMPORTANT IRISH ART 28th May 2025

112 97 ALICE HANRATTY (B.1939) Clown Figures Oil on canvas, 70 x 63cm (27½ x 23¾’’) Signed, lower left; also signed on rem- nant of artist’s label verso € 800 - 1,200 Alice Hanratty was born in Dublin and studied painting and printmaking at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD), Dublin, and Hornsey College of Art, London. In the late 1960s, she spent time working in East Africa, an experience that influenced her artistic practice. She is a mem- ber of Aosdána and has served on its governing body, the Toscaireacht. Hanratty has exhibited widely, both in Ireland and internationally. She represented Ireland at major exhibitions including the International Im- pact Exhibition in Kyoto (1989), the Works on Paper Group Exhibition at the Armory, New York (1992), the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy of Arts (1995), the International Biennale of Print in Belgrade (1998), and the Estampe International Print Exchange in Paris (2001). Her work has featured in numerous group exhibitions at home and abroad, such as The Delighted Eye in London (1979), Irish Artists in Chicago (1980), and Irish Women Artists from the Eighteenth Century to the Pres- ent Day in Dublin (1987).